After all the talk about the movie for the last month at the Venice Film Festival, Joker is officially in theaters everywhere.
However, the highly-anticipated DC Comics film continues to navigate controversy.
After earning the Certified Fresh badge on Rotten Tomatoes, it looks as if the movie has, in fact, lost its badge after more critics are beginning to post their reviews.
The film has already earned the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice International Film Festival and has both director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix both being considered for Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Actor.
As of right now, the movie is currently fresh at 69%.
Rotten Tomatoes has two different labels: Fresh and Rotten. Anything over 60% is Fresh and anything under 60% is Rotten.
However, to make sure the best of the best actually stands out, the site includes the Certified Fresh label.
In order to achieve this status, a movie must have a score of 75% or higher after 80 reviews have been tallied, and five of those reviews must be from Top Critics.
The Certified Fresh rating sticks as long as the movie’s overall score remains over 70%, and with Joker dipping to 69% it looks like Joker no longer Certified Fresh.
However, all this is arbitrary.
The film currently boasts a 92% audience rating, which we all know is what really matters.
